Describe the proper techniques and equipment employed in the dignified removal of remains under diverse conditions. 

Description should include

  • respectful way of asking for logistics
  • placing an identification bracelet and/or toe tag on the decedent
  • removing personal effects
  • wrapping homicides/suicides/suspicious deaths in a clean white sheet
  • placing the body in body bag
  • zippering and sealing the bag with a numbered lock
  • transferring and securing the remains to a removal stretcher
  • loading the remains into the mortuary vehicle
  • transporting the remains. 

Process/Skill Questions: 

  • Why is it necessary to ID the remains?
  • Why does the color of the sheet matter with a homicide or suicide?
  • Why is demographic logistic information needed?